In Candyman (1992), a lynched Black man turned hook-handed-murderer is pursued by a very pushy and problematic white grad student. Does this uncomfortable film say something meaningful about the horrors of racism? Or does it just exploit those same racist stereotypes, by using a Black man and grimy shots of the "ghetto" (their word) to inspire fear? If it were a less mediocre film, I'd spend more time musing on this...
